Personally I don’t really mind opt out unless the choice isn’t clearly presented to people for them to decide.

Like if during installation one of the steps is “share anonymized data” and the switch is in the on position by default, I really don’t mind that. Usage data is massively helpful from a UI/UX perspective and in terms of user testing, doubly so for open source projects without as much resources for doing that kind of testing otherwise.

But if it’s burried in a settings pannel somewhere, that sucks and doesn’t respect user agency

Thats how I feel anyway 🤷‍♂️

Your sauce will still have less sugar than others, but if I understand correctly, simmering for hours will break down the more complex sugars in tomatoes into simpler sugars resulting in a somewhat sweeter taste

I think cooking does also dull the percieved acidity of food though, hence lemon juice or other acids often being added at the end so as to keep the brightness. But I’m not actually sure if the pH changes or if it’s just a change in the tartness we associate with acidity, maybe someone can chime in with more information :)

Thats fair. A na miata is basically my dream car, I hope to someday daily one in spite of being from the 90s 😅

I mean, a lot of cars have a genuinely phenomenal life span, if you don’t mind getting something that isn’t shiny and new you can probably get like a 2012 Toyota or Honda and drive it till the wheels fall off. My dream car is from the 90s and people still generally regard them as fairly reliable

Eventually it’ll be an issue, but that does leave a lot of time for nerds and hackers to find a way to gut networking stuff while telling the car it’s still intact. Dunno if we’ll ever see an open source car OS compatible with the systems in major manufacturer’s vehicles, but privacy workarounds feel like they could be pretty realistic

Awww, thats genuinely really lovely, I’m so pleased to hear it’s gone really well for them

Gotcha. Yeah I choose to use Mastodon, I’d much rather support the open community built option than the option built by a company with a profit motive, I just try to stay in the loop about stuff

Thanks for the answer :)

Did something specific already happen with Bluesky, or are people just expecting it because VC vultures now have their claws in it?

What a cute video idea. Not an Ubuntu user but seasonal theming sounds like fun

Yeah, direct health impact aside they’re still disposable products that poison our water to manufacture, and poison the people who make them.

Like thats profoundly awful, one really doesn’t need any more reason to avoid them, that’s a very reasonable choice

Thank you for the additional info, I will have to look into that at some point :)

From what I understand the risk associated with Teflon pans is mostly with manufacturing with them, and the chemicals affecting manufacturing workers and getting in waterways, not cooking and eating from them.

The risk from heating them up is generally considered to be minor, and an uncommon accute risk, rather than something that happens regularly and that affects long term health. Adam ragusea did a very well reseached video on the subject where he spoke to experts about where the risks do and don’t lie (actually it looks like he’s done two, this is the more recent one)

https://youtu.be/vZ1KmVmpC8o

But do know that buying them facilitates their manufacture, and the impact on workers and the environment is pretty horrible.

The chemicals involved are often called “forever chemicals” because they basically never break down, meaning they’ll pretty much just accumulate for as long as we manufacture things with them, which includes A LOT of different products. Rain coats are often made with them, and aren’t supposed to shed pfas or pfoas, but evidently do anyway at alarming rates, and our water sources are already fairly contaminated. This video does a really good job of covering that side of the conversation about “forever chemicals”

https://youtu.be/-ht7nOaIkpI

what a sweet way to start my day 🥺

Huh, learned something today, thanks for the explanation

Wait, what’s happening to permissions on android…?

I didn’t think I could install via a file on android, but it turns out you actually can! Thanks for the link :)

Thats fair. I’d guess it probably helps get people to contribute, since it’s a community-run kinda thing

It looks like bypass paywalls clean was actually taken down recently. Apparently mozzila recieved a copyright claim and it was taken down as a normal part of that process :/

My understanding is that most people use an extension to dismiss the cookie dialog if they’re also deleting third party cookies, either with an extension/or a browser feature

Though there is also consent-o-matic which is supposed to automatically decline all the cookies you can. Folks in this thread mentioned it, so now I’m giving that a try :)

Its worth knowing there are some separate instances, like beehaw, though they have a very specific experience they’re going for and I think plan to refederate when they have the moderation resources.

Could be worth looking for an instance that fits if that’s what you really want

I mean it’s also a small community built project that doesn’t have the money, or resources that reddit has, and hasn’t been around as long

Better clients can help, but it takes time for a platform to mature, especially an open source one built with community funding 🤷‍♂️

If you wish it was going faster, you might think about contributing/donating if you’re able :)